Attempted murder charges brought following South Bristol incident

A
37-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of assaults in
South Bristol on Tuesday.

Benjamin
Bridgeman, of Eva Turner Close, has been charged with three counts of attempted
murder, possession of an offensive weapon and assault of on emergency worker.

A 26-year-old man and a 50-year-old man sustained stab wounds while another 26-year-old man sustained a head injury after they were attacked by a man with a knife on Wells Road at around 3.10pm. The 50-year-old man continues to receive treatment in hospital.

Bridgeman
has been remanded in custody and will appear before Bristol Magistrates’ Court
tomorrow (Friday, 28 February).

Anyone
who witnessed the incident or who has dashcam or mobile phone footage of it who
hasn’t yet spoken to police is asked to call 101 and provide the call handler
with the reference 5220046286.